Tuesday 10th April 2018
	The highlight of the day was a group of three Alpine Swifts in Cornwall at Lizard. In County Mayo a Gyr was taken into care near Crossmolina but died. Rarities elsewhere comprised the American Bittern and Coues's Arctic Redpoll both still in Suffolk, Horned Lark in Surrey, Savi's Warbler and two Black-winged Stilts in East Sussex, Bonaparte's Gull in Dorset and Coues's Arctic Redpoll. Scarcities included Woodchat Shrike and Wryneck (Isles of Scilly), Little Bunting (Western Isles), American Wigeon (Leicestershire), Ring-necked Duck (Lothian), two each of both Hoopoe and Waxwing, three of Lapland Bunting and Glossy Ibis, and a total of six Surf Scoters.
-  Chris Batty, RBA